Real, verified funding sources for deep tech founders in San Diego: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
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Pear VC Accelerator
Contrary Capital
Techstars Los Angeles
📍 Menlo Park, CA
📍 San Ramon, CA
📍 Palo Alto, CA
📍 San Diego, CA
📍 San Francisco, CA
📍 Stanford, CA
Deep Tech falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including San Diego) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
69A355 Research and Technology
69A355 Research and Technology
Geological Survey
Office of Naval Research
Yes — 1 funds headquartered in San Diego have "Deep Tech" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
8 accelerator programs open to San Diego-based deep tech founders are in our database, including programs based in San Diego and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in San Diego are in our database, ranked by member count with deep tech-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
60 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where deep tech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including San Diego), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.